In 2020, Cookeville, TN had a population of 33.9k people with a median age of 29.9 and a median household income of $40,836. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Cookeville, TN grew from 33,454 to 33,922, a 1.4% increase and its median household income grew from $38,256 to $40,836, a 6.74% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cookeville, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.1%), White (Hispanic) (6.41%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.17%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.29%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.13%).
None of the households in Cookeville, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
96.4% of the residents in Cookeville, TN are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Cookeville, TN are Tennessee Technological University (221847) (2,463 degrees awarded in 2020), Genesis Career College-Cookeville (133 degrees), and Fortis Institute-Cookeville-Cookeville Campus-Archive2020 (129 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Cookeville, TN was $170,300, and the homeownership rate was 41.8%.
Most people in Cookeville, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Cookeville, TN was 2 cars per household.